21 Private Equity Firms Fund Over a Gigaton of Annual Climate Pollution

"Private equity firms and their executives are making billions by investing public employees' retirement money into planet-destroying fossil fuel assets," said one researcher

https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-change-private-equity

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Biden says over 100 dead, 600 people unaccounted for in Hurricane Helene devastation

At least 100 people have died and over 600 are unaccounted for across 10 states devastated by Hurricane Helene over the weekend, President Joe Biden said Monday, vowing to deploy the federal resources necessary for “as long as it takes” to help communities recover

https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/hurricane-helene?id=113931821&entryId=114345544

#USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #MassExtinction #pollution #environment #climate

Hurricanes on repeat: Natural disasters 'don't feel natural anymore'

Residents of Florida's tiny Cedar Key reel after repeated hurricanes. In the face of more frequent, severe storms is it worth rebuilding?

https://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2024/09/29/hurricane-helene-climate-change-florida-storms-intensify/75429855007/

#Florida #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

They’re also hoping moves to infuse the World Bank with more financing and change the way it doles out money will support climate investment that Trump could not unilaterally unravel. And governors have once again pledged to step up action if Trump were to return

U.S. has grown to be the world’s largest producer of oil and gas

But the bottom line is they continue to feed the poison that’s driving the crisis

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/28/global-climate-change-trump-00181545

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Georgia’s Young Climate Voters Could Help Push Harris Past Trump

The state is welcoming billions of dollars in clean-energy projects as it is hit by extreme weather events like Hurricane Helene

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/georgia-climate-voters-harris-hurricane-helene-1235114809/

#Georgia #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

New study reveals climate change toll on Maine's kelp forests

Parts of the warming Gulf of Maine have become inhospitable for kelp forests, according to new research from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay

https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2024-09-23/new-study-reveals-climate-change-toll-on-maines-kelp-forests

#Maine #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Last week, Forbes launched its inaugural Sustainability Leaders list. The stakes in addressing climate change could not be higher: Without fast and significant action, it will get worse – more extreme weather, food and water insecurity, mass displacement and public health crises. That’s why we’ve chosen to spotlight 50 superstar entrepreneurs, scientists, funders, policymakers and activists who are leading the charge to combat the climate crisis with real, tangible impact
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2024/09/23/the-inaugural-forbes-sustainability-leaders-list-yet-ming-chiang-jennifer-granholm/

Campaigners putting up climate banners every week for last three years

https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/24590223.climate-banners-put-every-week-last-three-years/

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EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm

https://halifax.citynews.ca/2024/09/18/eu-warns-deadly-flooding-and-wildfires-show-climate-breakdown-is-fast-becoming-the-norm-2/

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11% originate from flowering plants and 25% of prescription drugs come from plant-derived ingredients. Life-saving drugs like common chemotherapy medicine Paclitaxel originate from yew tree bark, penicillin, & compounds found in fungi

Climate change and biodiversity loss puts a halt on how medicinal innovation develops

losing an important drug every two years due to biodiversity loss as extinction rates are 100 to 1000 times faster than previous years

https://blavity.com/biodiversity-medicinal-innovation

#health #climate

Appeals court orders youth climate suit dismissed — again

A collection of children argued in a 2015 lawsuit that the federal government's historical subsidization of fossil fuels violated their constitutional rights to due process and equal protection. | William West/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Wednesday ordered a lower court judge to end a climate change lawsuit filed against the federal government by children for the second time

#Oregon #USA #US

Australia experiences second-hottest August winter on record

https://www.dgpost.kr/australia-experiences-second-hottest-august-winter-on-record/

#Australia #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report

Study’s authors say integrity of higher education ‘at risk’ upon finding lack of attention to role of oil and gas firms

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/05/universities-fossil-fuel-funding-green-energy

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Republicans show more enthusiasm in embracing solar panels, despite their financial gain

The popularity of solar energy increases in homes influenced by their political affiliations, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Nonetheless, Republicans appeared to be more influenced by the economic prospects of solar energy as its economics became more transparentur

https://list23.com/3855775-republicans-show-more-enthusiasm-in-embracing-solar-panels-despite-their-financial-gain/

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More than half of California is now ‘abnormally dry,’ drought experts say

https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/california-drought-central-valley-19745303.php

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Extinction Rebellion launches 3-day climate action near Windsor Castle

Extinction Rebellion (XR), an environmental campaign group, launched a three-day protest near Windsor Castle, Prince William and Princess Kate's residence in Berkshire, with plans to march to the castle the following day.

The group chose the royal setting to symbolize what they describe as an "out-of-date system in urgent need of change."

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/environment/extinction-rebellion-launches-3-day-climate-action-near-windsor-castle/3317085

#UK #pollution #ecology #environment #climate #ClimateStrike

Olympic champion joins climate activists for Windsor protest

Etienne Stott among Extinction Rebellion protesters to call for citizens’ assembly to tackle climate crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/30/olympic-champion-etienne-stott-joins-climate-activists-for-windsor-protest

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Harris Tells CNN: Climate Crisis Is Real, an Urgent Matter

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/climate-change-harris-fracking/2024/08/29/id/1178443/

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Experiencing extreme heat can weaken climate change conspiracies, research suggests

suggests that when people experience weather anomalies firsthand, they may become more skeptical of the idea that climate change is a hoax

https://www.psypost.org/experiencing-extreme-heat-can-weaken-climate-change-conspiracies-research-suggests/

Research indicates that exposure to extreme heat may undermine efforts to combat climate change conspiracies

https://list23.com/3847840-research-indicates-that-exposure-to-extreme-heat-may-undermine-efforts-to-combat-climate-change-cons/

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UN chief disagrees with NZ's plan to reverse fossil fuel ban

https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/24/un-chief-disagrees-with-nzs-plan-to-reverse-fossil-fuel-ban/

#NZ #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate